Learning to disagree agreeably about schools

7:54 PM,
Jul. 31, 2013

Bob Elliott

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Bob Elliott
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The continuing controversy surrounding our local school board's discussions and decisions is frustrating, and too often disgusting.

It's also ironic, because the controversy is a result of problems and opportunities that 99 percent of Iowa's cities and towns would love to have. The Iowa City-Coralville-North Liberty metro area is growing and the local school district has an expanding student population.

Much of the controversy initially was about changing boundaries for elementary, junior high and high schools. Most recently it's been overheated about possibly closing of Hoover ...